Tesla Model S Warned Driver in Fatal Crash to Put Hands on Steering Wheel
21st June 2017
That’s one of the findings contained in documents that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is releasing as part of its ongoing probe into the death of Joshua Brown. The motorist from Ohio was killed last year in a Florida highway crash when the Tesla he was driving struck a tractor-trailer (PDF) as the semi was crossing an intersection of a divided highway that did not have a traffic signal. The crash raised eyebrows about the safety of new automated driving features when used during long stretches of driving. It was also the nation’s first crash fatality involving a vehicle in self-driving mode.
If the car tells you to do something, do it. We’ve seen this movie before
Model S driver had hands on steering wheel for 25 seconds during a 37-minute period.
Darwin Award candidate here.